22h • General discussion
Rules to follow
Norms (the working “rules”) for these chats:
- All chats are for students, not parents. So while we know parents may be in the room or even in view, they are not to participate in the chat. We understand that students with certain needs may need redirection by parents, but try to let the teacher direct the students.
- Imagine doing your job while on display this way. Try to see the immense pressure this puts on our staff. At the same time, enjoy them. They are brilliant and dedicated.
- All video chats are recorded for the protection of all parties involved.
- Chats are recorded so they can also be viewed by the class (and only the class--i.e. They cannot be opened by people outside of the class) in case your student cannot be present at the time of the live chat, story hour or other experience.
- Special education and specialized service providers have provided recorded resources to be used at any time. They are designed to support all types of learners, not replace services.
- All calls will begin with student video and audio muted, teachers will then ask students (or with younger students--the parents) to turn on the video function so a class-like situation will be simulated. For parents who have not given video permission for students, we will need you to email your principal with this permission. Chats are recorded for teacher safety and will be eliminated eventually, they are saved in secure FERPA compliant spaces and used only for the class itself; they cannot be viewed by anyone else.
- Please be aware that you are video chatting into people’s homes and the teachers’ homes. Appropriate dress, drinks, behavior, decoration, etc. should be considered for all participants.
- Also, make sure the view behind yrou child during video chat is what you want seen by the class at large.
- Consider if you have enough light to video where you are--stay away from a sunny window--it will make your screen blocked out.
- If a Google Meet session goes terribly wrong for some reason, the teacher will end the session. By “wrong” we mean that a student may have done something inappropriate or the teacher sees something wrong that necessitates closure or there is some issue on the teachers’ end (a family member in need, a technical difficulty).
- If a student is consistently disruptive or inappropriate and cannot be directed by teacher differently, a warning will be given to student that the class will have to end the Google Meet Session if it continues
- If it continues, the student may be removed them from the Google Meet Session, and/or the session may be ended.
- The building principal/vp or dean (whoever would have been notified at school) will be called to address the situation. That administrator will make parent contact and you can follow up during office hours with the admin and decide what to do.
- Note: student accounts cannot remove or mute other attendants in a Meet session.
- Staff may need to reschedule chat times or office hours due to emergencies. Building principals will be updated and whenever we can, we will reschedule.
- Staff members have their own families, pets, spouses, and homes and are managing that too. Pets, kids, and distractions may come into place now and then. It’s ok. This week, as we trained for this moment, all Natick staff have all met everyone’s dogs, spouses, etc. Crying babies happen.
- If staff choose to use the phone to contact families they will let you know their office hours and how contact will be made.
- All items that students post in the chat box in Google Meet can be seen by teachers and is recorded in the class chat video. Chats will be directed and moderated by teachers.
- School rules, classroom respect, and decorum apply.
- We are all new to this; be patient, assume the best. We will listen to your feedback.
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